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It's all over! The referee Eoghan Cross has blown their whistle to end the game.
Takuro Matsunaga has kicked a conversion.
Japan are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Warner Dearns picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Australia decide to make a substitution, with Isaac Henry getting some game time.
Australia decide to make a substitution, with Tom Wright being replaced.
Ben Donaldson has kicked a conversion.
Taniela Tupou scores the try from close range.
That's a great try assist by Harry Wilson.
Japan make a substitution with Shunsuke Uenobo coming on.
Japan make a substitution with Dylan Riley coming off.
Japan make a substitution with Keijiro Tamefusa coming on.
Japan make a substitution with Shuhei Takeuchi coming off.
Japan sub Harry Hockings comes onto the field.
Jack Cornelsen departs for Japan.
The defensive line has been broken as Max Jorgensen goes through the gap.
Australia sub Tate McDermott comes onto the field.
Ryan Lonergan departs for Australia.
Australia sub Ben Donaldson comes onto the field.
Harry Potter departs for Australia.
Australia sub Charlie Cale comes onto the field.
Rob Valetini departs for Australia.
Japan sub Tiennan Costley comes onto the field.
Faulua Makisi departs for Japan.
Japan sub Sojiro Otsuka comes onto the field.
Takato Okabe departs for Japan.
Michael Leitch comes on for Japan.
Kanji Shimokawa leaves the field.
Takuro Matsunaga adds the points for Japan.
Mamoru Harada comes on for Japan.
Hayate Era leaves the field.
Yoshitaka Yazaki comes on for Japan.
Taira Main leaves the field.
Billy Pollard comes on.
Josh Nasser comes off.
Taniela Tupou comes on.
Allan Alaalatoa comes off.
Takuro Matsunaga does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Ryan Lonergan adds the two points for Australia.
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Fraser McReight dots the ball down from close range.
Angus Bell sets up the try.
Shuhei Takeuchi makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
Takuro Matsunaga has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
Nobody was going to stop Kazuma Ueda from scoring that try!
Kazuma Ueda makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
Spellbinding play by Ryunosuke Ito is finished off with a try.
Ryan Lonergan adds the two points for Australia.
The pick and go results in a try for Australia as Max Jorgensen goes over.
Fabulous play by Australia has led to Harry Potter being able to wriggle through a gap.
Australia sub Angus Bell comes onto the field.
Aidan Ross departs for Australia.
The second half kicks off.
The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
Fabulous play by Japan has led to Warner Dearns being able to wriggle through a gap.
Takuro Matsunaga does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
Brilliant skill shown there by Faulua Makisi as they go over the white wash for a try.
Trouble here as Faulua Makisi breaches the defence.
Naoto Saito sets up the try.
Trouble here as Jack Cornelsen breaches the defence.
Miles Amatosero (Australia) is shown the red card
Trouble here as Harry Potter breaches the defence.
Ryan Lonergan makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Silky skills by Australia ends with a try for Tom Wright.
Trouble here as Tom Wright breaches the defence.
Max Jorgensen played a key part in that try.
This is dangerous for the defence as Taira Main bursts through to advance the Japan attack.
Ryan Lonergan converts the try.
A bit of individual brilliance by Harry Potter leads to a try for Australia
A gap opened in the defence and Harry Potter took full advantage.
A gap opened in the defence and Hunter Paisami took full advantage.
Takuro Matsunaga converts the try.
A bit of individual brilliance by Ryunosuke Ito leads to a try for Japan
A gap opened in the defence and Ryunosuke Ito took full advantage.
Naoto Saito played a key part in that try.
A gap opened in the defence and Fraser McReight took full advantage.
A gap opened in the defence and Jack Cornelsen took full advantage.
A gap opened in the defence and Taira Main took full advantage.
We are underway as the referee Eoghan Cross blows their whistle.
Japan face off against Wallabies in Internationals on Sat 8th August 2026 at Hanazono Rugby Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:05. In South Africa it’s at 12:05 SAST, 22:05 NZST in New Zealand, 20:05 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 03:05 EST on in the US.
Wallabies won the last encounter but Wallabies are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the rankings with Wallabies in position 7 and Japan in position 12, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Japan vs Wallabies will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Played like we had no confidence now that Schmidt’s left
What’s this rubbish of keeping the ball in the scrum? Particularly from mid field?? Rubbish execution, just stop it!!
Headless chooks comes to mind
It seems the cohesion left with Schmidt
We needed Carlo for this game. We can't slow the Japanese breakdown and it is killing us.
Ah god, terrible defence read by JSA.. he rushed the player with a wall of defenders marking him..
Young 10 is struggling with the conditions. JSA passing game is terrible. Jorgensen is just wasting a spot, should be Dylan P.
I see Tom Wright has forgotten how to tackle again. He just throws his body down in front of the player like a speed-hump. It’s embarrassing to watch
Just about to log off, I don’t want to sit and read pages of statistics and comments and watch the time and score change, I want to watch a live rugby match. Its about time international rugby unions get their acts together to allow rugby FANS to watch the game they love. Is it on SKY, AMAZON, terrestrial tv, Youtube, Facebook, but at least they show the actual match. This is crazy.
It’s on Stan
Where is the live stream?
why are you not showing the match live???
Are you going to show the Australia vs Japan match on RugbyPass TV? It is not listed.
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